Edwin Samuel, 2nd Viscount Samuel
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Edwin Herbert Samuel, 2nd Viscount Samuel CMG
, was the son of Herbert Samuel
and the father of Professor David Samuel
. He served in the Jewish Legion
.
As a Viscount, he served as a peer
in the House of Lords
. There, one of his significant acts was to have the law which forbade marriage between a woman and her brother-in-law repealed. His explicit intent was to allow a man to fulfill his responsibility under the biblical Judaic law of Levirate marriage
. That Judaic Levirate law stated that, when a woman's husband dies, it was the explicit responsibility of her brother-in-law to marry her and take care of her.
Order of St Michael and St George
The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is an order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince Regent, later George IV of the United Kingdom, while he was acting as Prince Regent for his father, George III....
, was the son of Herbert Samuel
Herbert Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel
Herbert Louis Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel GCB OM GBE PC was a British politician and diplomat.-Early years:...
and the father of Professor David Samuel
David Samuel, 3rd Viscount Samuel
David Hebert Samuel, 3rd Viscount Samuel OBE is the grandson of Herbert Samuel and thus also a second cousin of Rosalind Franklin. He was educated at Balliol College, Oxford and served in the Royal Artillery in the Second World War in India, Burma and Sumatra, reaching the rank of captain...
. He served in the Jewish Legion
Jewish Legion
The Jewish Legion was the name for five battalions of Jewish volunteers established as the British Army's 38th through 42nd Battalions of the Royal Fusiliers...
.
As a Viscount, he served as a peer
Peerage
The Peerage is a legal system of largely hereditary titles in the United Kingdom, which constitute the ranks of British nobility and is part of the British honours system...
in the House of Lords
House of Lords
The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster....
. There, one of his significant acts was to have the law which forbade marriage between a woman and her brother-in-law repealed. His explicit intent was to allow a man to fulfill his responsibility under the biblical Judaic law of Levirate marriage
Levirate marriage
Levirate marriage is a type of marriage in which the brother of a deceased man is obligated to marry his brother's widow, and the widow is obligated to marry her deceased husband's brother....
. That Judaic Levirate law stated that, when a woman's husband dies, it was the explicit responsibility of her brother-in-law to marry her and take care of her.